EU migrant crisis

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Six migrants die, 40 missing in shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa

March 19, 2025 6:02 pm

A UNHCR spokesperson said survivors told rescuers that many among a group of 56 migrants - from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Mali - fell into the water due to bad weather a few hours after setting off from the Tunisian city of Sfax.

Nearly 70 dead as boat sinks near Italy: Where Europe’s migrant crisis stands today

March 07, 2023 7:41 am

Migrants first began attempting entry into Europe in large numbers – and through increasingly dangerous routes via sea – in 2015 from Syria, Morocco, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries, to escape difficult economic conditions and political instability.

Nearly 100 missing after migrant boat sinks near Libya: All you need to know

June 29, 2018 10:35 pm

According to the Libyan coast guard spokesman bodies of three children were recovered and 16 migrants were rescued from the waters near the nation's capital Tripoli. 

EU pledges more help to Italy to reduce migrant arrivals

October 20, 2017 12:34 pm

Italy managed to reduce the number of migrants in the last few months by sending naval units to Libya's coast while making deals with Libyan militias to prevent migrants from leaving.

2 migrants found dead on Greek island

March 20, 2016 3:03 pm

The boat was carrying dozens of migrants from nearby Turkey on Sunday, the first day for the implementation of the migration agreement between the EU and Turkey.

European Union leaders push on with contested Turkey migrant plan

March 17, 2016 7:28 pm

For every irregular migrant returned to Turkey, EU countries would take in one Syrian refugee from Turkey, in a process supervised by the UNHCR.

Refugees flow to Idomeni camp despite closed border

March 09, 2016 7:32 pm

Heavy rains increased the misery of up to 14,000 people in the camp, which long ago surpassed capacity, leaving thousands to pitch small tents nearby.

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